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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mowat chooses which professional field?
(a) Anthropology
(b) Zoology
(c) Ecology
(d) Biology

2. What gear is labeled "danger?"
(a) Grain alcohol
(b) Smoke generators
(c) Shotguns
(d) Grenades

3. How many passengers is the aircraft designed to carry?
(a) Twenty
(b) Thirty
(c) Ten
(d) Two

4. The Department of Mines and Resources wants to save what species?
(a) Deer
(b) Salmon
(c) Wolves
(d) Groundhogs

5. How does the pilot from Yellowknife land?
(a) With a splash
(b) With no tail
(c) With an open door
(d) On one ski

6. Why does Mowat stay awake so long?
(a) He can't get comfortable living in a small tent.
(b) He's afraid that he'll be attacked by animals
(c) He's afraid of missing something interesting
(d) He's still adjusting to the light in the Arctic

7. What piece of equipment has Mowat forgotten on his walk?
(a) Pocket compass
(b) Water bottle
(c) Sunglasses
(d) Rifle

8. What is Mike's age?
(a) Sixteen
(b) Eighteen
(c) Twenty-two
(d) Twenty

9. The Canis Lupis Project is the study of what animal?
(a) Red Wolves
(b) Grizzly Bears
(c) Gray Wolves
(d) Coyotes

10. What is the name of his grandparents' house?
(a) Hedgewood
(b) Greenhedges
(c) Greenhill
(d) Green Acres

11. When do the male wolves usually leave their area to hunt?
(a) At dawn
(b) At noon
(c) About 9:00 a.m.
(d) About 4:00 p.m.

12. What is the pilot's dream?
(a) To forget about war
(b) To start his own airline
(c) To discover new territory
(d) To escape from the city

13. How does Mowat make his retreat?
(a) Canoeing down the river
(b) Swimming across the river
(c) Running full tilt down the hill
(d) Walking backwards up a slope

14. Mike takes Mowat where?
(a) To his cabin
(b) To his family
(c) To Churchill
(d) To another valley

15. Who is Kaila?
(a) Mike's girlfriend
(b) The God of the Sky
(c) The Eskimo name for Wolf
(d) Ootek's father

Short Answer Questions

1. The plane flew at what altitude?

2. His radio message was forwarded to whom?

3. What is Mowat explaining when Mike runs away?

4. What did Ootek give to Mowat after dinner?

5. What does Mowat observe the wolves doing?

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